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Life expectancy in Russia is 70.06 years, according to official data for 2021. Russia's historical maximum life expectancy was 73.3 years, achieved in 2019. Life expectancy decreased by 1.8 years in 2020 and a further 1.48 years in 2021, due largely to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Russia's aging society.
The suicide rate in Russia is the third-highest in the world, [8] and similar trends have been noted in 2020 about doctors who have treated COVID-19 patients falling from high windows. [8] Suicides could be further increased especially in the Russian business community due to substantial pressure from the war in Ukraine and international sanctions.
The list is based on CIA World Factbook 2023 estimates, unless indicated otherwise. Many developing countries have far higher proportions of young people, and lower proportions of older people, than some developed countries, and thus may have much higher age-specific mortality rates while having lower crude mortality rates.
TikTokers are sharing videos about the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Gen Z has questions. Here's how experts say parents can keep kids in the know in age-appropriate ways.
Your Life: Columnist Charlotte Lankard writes that when any child asks about the war, the first thing to do is to listen.
On 2 April, the Prosecutor General's office announced the death of photographer Maks Levin due to Russian small-arms fire outside Kyiv. He had disappeared on 13 March. [135] On 6 April, Kateryna Diachenko, an 10-year old rhythmic gymnast, and her father, was killed during the Siege of Mariupol. [136] [137]
[citation needed] According to a survey reported in 2010 by Russia’s Health and Social Development Ministry, 43.9 million adults in Russia are smokers. Among Russians aged 19 to 44 years, 7 in 10 men smoke and 4 in 10 women smoke. [12] It is estimated that 330,000-400,000 people die in Russia each year due to smoking-related diseases.
Vladimir Putin ordered the partial mobilization of 300,000 military reservists last month. An Orthodox priest was asked if he sympathizes with the mothers of mobilized Russian recruits.